Ubuntu Latest Stable VersionYou are totally entitled to your opinion. I would often recommend LTS release for critical projects. But as a new user, any ubuntu release is just as good. why not go for the latest and the greatest. :-)

Ubuntu Latest Stable Version@JoKeR so I am validated in saying that 14.10 is a stable release. it is not a LTS release, but still a stable release

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Ubuntu Latest Stable Version@JoKeR did you read the Development link you just mentioned. It mentions the alpha and beta are considered as the development releases. Then it is finalized for release. After that all bugs are fixed in Stable Release Updates. which is there in both april and october releases. Hope, it clarifies things :-)
edit. : fixed the link

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Ubuntu Latest Stable VersionYou are right about development release. Ubuntu does not consider it unstable though. The standards are the same for both release cycles, except one has longer support cycle.